New policies formally codify specific uses for native plants on public land in North Carolina and several cities. Customers, too, should endeavor to know what...
Promoting the enjoyment and conservation of North Carolina's native plants and their habitats through education, protection, cultivation and advocacy since 1951
2024 Summer Archive Edition: Vol. 22 Issue 2
A Partnership Bears Fruit
One of the many North Carolina native plants that could benefit from new state policies is Possumhaw Viburnum or Smooth Witherod (Viburnum nudum).
Greensboro, the First NC City with a Native Plants Policy
Fast on the heels of recent North Carolina state native plants policies, the Greensboro City Council on March 5, 2024 voted unanimously to pass a...
A Nursery View of the NC Native Plants Act
With new state policies for native plants on public land, the nursery industry is paying attention.
Water Runs Through It: A Gardener Learns From Her Land
One suburban gardener looked to nature and her community to save her garden from stormwater pressure and became a passionate steward of the land. Shown...
2024 Annual Picnic and Meeting Details
On June 8, get ready to dig into the green goodness at the North Carolina Native Plant Society’s Annual Meeting–Indoor Plant Auction-Outdoor Plant Sale-Picnic! More...
Pont Reading Farm, the Newest Certified Habitat
A collaborative farm with market beds intermixed with native trees and shrubs near a fascinating historical area in the greater Triangle area is the newest...
Warm-blooded Plants, the Rule Breakers
Nature can be complex. Some flowers, like those of the understory tree Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), produce heat and attract butterflies and other insects, small mammals,...
Chapters in Action
If you were to name a cornerstone of the North Carolina Native Plant Society, it would surely be our eight chapters across the state. They...
Volume 22 Issue 2 Summer 2024